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If Brandon Marshall is going to accuse Darrelle Revis of getting favorable treatment from officials, the Jets cornerback at least says the Dolphins receiver should make his references current.

“He called it ‘The [Michael] Jordan Rule,’ but I call it ‘The Kobe Bryant Rule,”’ the Jets’ All-Pro said with a laugh Thursday.

Revis was referring to Marshall’s claim Wednesday that officiating crews tend to look the other way at Revis holding receivers on pass routes because of Revis’ name and reputation, much the way Jordan was favored in his NBA heyday.

Rather than deny it, Revis turned the accusation right back on Marshall as the two Pittsburgh natives prepare to square off again Sunday at Sun Life Stadium.

“Both sides do things all the time,” Revis said. “One thing that Brandon Marshall does on routes is he pushes off. But I’m not going to use that as an [excuse]. It’s just something I know in his game he does. He’s a big receiver, so he pushes off sometimes. That’s just part of the game. And some DBs, we hold. It goes [both ways].”

Revis doesn’t feel he is immune from yellow flags, either.

“I have had a number of pass-interference penalties called on me this year,” he said. “The game is fast on both sides of the ball, and you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.”